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A review by minoestrashrat
Firestar's Quest by Erin Hunter
adventurous
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really liked this Super Edition! I heard a lot of people call it boring and maybe it will be once I reread it and know everything that's gonna happen, but something about SkyClan is just so sweet and comforting to me.
You could really sense the growing bond between this group of cats who previously had almost nothing to do with one another, and I wasn't expecting the Power of Three to he foreshadowed this early on.
I'd say it also gets better near the second half where tensions build and we meet more characters.
Firestar and Sandstorm's arguments were really irritating at times. I get what the Erins were trying to do with Firestar and Spottedleaf's bond through StarClan and the prophecy, but the way he was basically saying that he loves both of them in distinct ways and Sandstorm needs to accept that is crazy considering they barely talked when she was alive. I don't know, I feel like the writing was a little off there, It could've been better if it was tackled differently, and it made me feel really bad for Sandstorm, especially considering Fire and Spotted's "dream dates" were apparently unknown to her. And then Spottedleaf murmured into his ear, saying that she wishes things were different when Sandstorm was right there?? Girl that's so uncomfortable, you barely talked, you were a childhood crush and were an uncomfortable lot older than him when you were alive. At least stop feeding into it and don't go murmuring stuff into his ear when his wife is right there! I don't know, I love Firestar but his bond with Spottedleaf is weeeeiirdddd in this book especially.
Back to the good stuff though! I loved the terror of the rat fight and I love all the former rogues and kittypets, especially Cherrypaw, Echosong and Leafdapple.
You could really sense the growing bond between this group of cats who previously had almost nothing to do with one another, and I wasn't expecting the Power of Three to he foreshadowed this early on.
I'd say it also gets better near the second half where tensions build and we meet more characters.
Firestar and Sandstorm's arguments were really irritating at times. I get what the Erins were trying to do with Firestar and Spottedleaf's bond through StarClan and the prophecy, but the way he was basically saying that he loves both of them in distinct ways and Sandstorm needs to accept that is crazy considering they barely talked when she was alive. I don't know, I feel like the writing was a little off there, It could've been better if it was tackled differently, and it made me feel really bad for Sandstorm, especially considering Fire and Spotted's "dream dates" were apparently unknown to her. And then Spottedleaf murmured into his ear, saying that she wishes things were different when Sandstorm was right there?? Girl that's so uncomfortable, you barely talked, you were a childhood crush and were an uncomfortable lot older than him when you were alive. At least stop feeding into it and don't go murmuring stuff into his ear when his wife is right there! I don't know, I love Firestar but his bond with Spottedleaf is weeeeiirdddd in this book especially.
Back to the good stuff though! I loved the terror of the rat fight and I love all the former rogues and kittypets, especially Cherrypaw, Echosong and Leafdapple.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood